Monday, December 12, 2011

Schools Matter: Join the Coalition on Teacher Quality

Schools Matter: Join the Coalition on Teacher Quality:

Join the Coalition on Teacher Quality


While the corporate ed reformers give lip service to the importance of great teachers, they are working overtime to replace professionally-trained teachers with temporary missionaries armed with Doug Lemov's bible who learn to teach on poor people's children before moving on to their real careers.

Below are the Seven Principles of the Coalition on Teacher Quality, along with the list of 84 organizations that have endorsed these principals. Click here to view a briefing sponsored by Senator Sanders and the 84 organizations of the Coalition on Teaching Quality.

Principles toEnsure Student Access to Fully Prepared and Effective Teachers Under ESEA andHEA Title II
Research indicates that teacher quality is the mostimportant school factor impacting student achievement. Yet,